{"podcast":{"title":"The WW2 Podcast","slug":"the-ww2-podcast-745440","podcast_index_feed_id":745440,"rss_url":"https://ww2podcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.ww2podcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/b/3/6/4b36af20684363b1/WW2_LOGO-2019.jpg","author":"Angus Wallace","episode_count":318,"summary":"A military history podcast that looks at all aspects of WWII. With WW2 slipping from living memory I aim to look at different historical aspects of the Second World War.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T04:20:32.587135+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ww2-podcast-745440"},"episode":{"title":"307 - Percy Herbert: From POW to Hollywood","slug":"307-percy-herbert-from-pow-to-hollywood","published_at":"2026-05-24T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ww2-podcast-745440/307-percy-herbert-from-pow-to-hollywood","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ww2-podcast-745440","url":"https://ww2podcast.libsyn.com/307-percy-herbert-from-pow-to-hollywood","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ww2podcast/307a_-_Percy_Herbert_-_From_POW_to_Hollywood.mp3?dest-id=260446","summary":"Before he became a familiar face on screen, appearing in over 70 films like 'The Bridge on the River Kwai', ' The Cockleshell Heroes' , ' The Guns of Navarone' and 'The Wild Geese' , Percy Herbert survived one of the most brutal chapters of the Second World War. Captured during the fall of Singapore in 1942, he endured life as a prisoner of war, facing starvation, violence, and witnessing events like the Alexandra Hospital massacre. Those experiences would stay with him and later shape the performances that made his name. His story is told in his autobiography, Time Will Pass Johnny , a remarkable account that traces his journey from the camps of the Far East to a long and successful acting career. To talk about her father's life, I'm joined by Katrina Wood. Patreon patreon.com/ww2podcast","meta_description":"Before he became a familiar face on screen, appearing in over 70 films like 'The Bridge on the River Kwai', ' The Cockleshell Heroes' , ' The Guns of Nava…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2584,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ww2-podcast-745440/episodes/307-percy-herbert-from-pow-to-hollywood/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ww2-podcast-745440/307-percy-herbert-from-pow-to-hollywood.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}